Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.9° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
7
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
96
103
124
121
145
141
138
123
196
493
595
490
428
349
257
255
196
133
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM1.82m
1:31PM2.02m
1:52AM1.89m
2:26PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.24m
7:06AM0.10m
7:45PM0.17m
8:03AM0.03m
8:41PM0.11m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
3
5
5
6
6
7
6
4
3
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